Political Reporter

Australian-based renowned political commentator, Reason Wafawarova has become the latest figure to criticise former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, accusing him of being politically bankrupt.

Writing on his social media handles yesterday, Wafawarova claimed that Chamisa has failed to articulate and present his position on how the country can develop further.

Wafawarova argued that Chamisa has been focusing on posting biblical verses that have nothing to do with the development of the country.

"When you see Chamisa in a suit after sprucing his face, you get the feeling you are going to hear impressive governance ideas, like how to structure and maximise mineral wealth, how to structure and maximise agricultural wealth, articulation of trade routes and economic partnerships, restructuring of the service industry, employment creation initiatives, social welfare, foreign policy, security, tax regime, economic ideology, and so on.

“He keeps posting vacuous declarations of God being in his bidding, when he is not posting impressive pictures of nice roads in developed countries or dancing and clowning for votes at funerals and rallies," Wafawarova said.

Wafawarova added that Chamisa, a holder of five university degrees, including political science and international relations, should be able to articulate himself better considering his academic background.

He further mocked Chamisa, saying, "The only degree Chamisa is effectively using is his Bachelor of Theology, given the number of Bible verses he posts on social media."

Commenting on the political chaos currently bedevilling the opposition, Wafawarova added, "It is the enemies, created by Chamisa, who are now fighting him back, not ZANU PF infiltrating Chamisa's political initiatives."

Efforts by this publication to get a comment from Chamisa were futile, as he was not answering his mobile phones.

However, journalist and political commentator Hopewell Chin'ono recently retweeted his last year's tweet that described opposition politics as "dead as a dodo."

Meanwhile, Wafawarova’s critique adds to the growing discourse surrounding Chamisa's leadership and his approach to opposition politics in Zimbabwe.